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Arrest Warrant Issued For 19-Year-Old Grand Forks Man Charged In Cass County Fatal Crash

By Alex Carmenaty Aug 25, 2026 | 12:28 PM

(KNOX/Valley News Live) –An arrest warrant has been issued for a 19-year-old Grand Forks man charged for his role in a fatal crash last week. 

Cornelio Christian Vasquez IV was charged in Cass County Court Monday. He is facing charges for homicide while fleeing a peace officer, manslaughter, fleeing a peace officer in a vehicle resulting in risk of death or serious bodily injury; two counts of reckless endangerment; and reckless driving. A warrant for his arrest was issued on Tuesday and he is currently not in custody. 

Vasquez IV was going 109 mph in a 55 mph zone, when he was trying to flee a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper. He was driving in a BMW when he struck a Honda Accord that was driven by Ian Frye of Christine. Frye died at the scene. 

There were two juveniles with Vasquez in the BMW , and all three of them were taken to Sanford Hospital in Fargo with non-life-threatening injuries. The names of the juveniles involved will not be released because of state law.

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